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Terror attacks in Turkey

People attend a Catholic Christmas Eve mass in St. Antoine Church, in Istanbul, Turkey, December 24, 2025. (AP/Khalil Hamra)
December 25, 2025, 6:13 pm
Turkey nabs 115 suspected ISIS members allegedly plotting Christmas attacks
Authorities say terror group issued call to action against non-Muslims during festivities; police seize weapons in raids at 124 locations
By Agencies
A screenshoot from video footage taken from a CCTV camera, shows two masked men holding guns inside Santa Maria Church in Istanbul, Turkey, January 28, 2024. (IHA via AP)
January 29, 2024, 12:58 pm
Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly shooting at Istanbul church
Group says it carried out attack on ‘gathering of Christian unbelievers during their polytheistic ceremony’; two gunmen arrested
By ROBERT BADENDIECK
Turkish police officers stand guard in a cordoned off area outside the Santa Maria church after a shooting, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
January 28, 2024, 3:21 pm
Worshiper shot dead in targeted attack on church in Istanbul
Country’s interior minister says manhunt launched to catch attackers; motive of shooting unclear, but Istanbul mayor says gunmen only fired at victim
By Agencies
In this October 13, 2014 photo, a man shows an Islamic State flag at an Islamic bookstore in the Fatih district of Istanbul. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
December 29, 2023, 2:25 pm
Turkey said to detain 32 IS-linked suspects, foil attacks on synagogues and churches
Suspects, including 3 alleged senior IS operatives, detained in dawn raids on 9 provinces across Turkey, Anadolu news agency reports
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Demonstrators chant slogans near the Israeli Embassy in Amman on October 20, 2023. (Khalil Mazraawi/AFP)
October 21, 2023, 11:18 am
Israel tells citizens to leave Egypt and Jordan as soon as possible, avoid Morocco
National Security Council says other countries to be avoided include UAE and the Maldives; highlights global jihad rhetoric ‘calling to harm Israelis and Jews around the world’
By ToI Staff and AFP
People take part in a protest outside the Israeli consulate to show solidarity with Palestinians, in Istanbul early on October 18, 2023. (Umit Turhan Coskun/AFP)
October 19, 2023, 11:11 pm
Israel bringing diplomats home from Turkey after warning its citizens to leave
‘Temporary’ step comes after National Security Council urged all Israelis to leave Turkey ‘as soon as possible’ due to mounting anger over Israel-Hamas war
By AFP and ToI Staff
Security and ambulances at the scene after an explosion on Istanbul's popular pedestrian Istiklal Avenue, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. (AP /Francisco Seco)
November 19, 2022, 2:23 pm
Bulgaria charges 5 suspects with helping deadly Istanbul bombing suspect
Local media says 3 of the suspects are Moldovan and a 4th is from an unspecified Arab country; Turkey blames Kurdish PKK, which denies involvement in blast that killed 6
By AFP
Istanbul's skyline, with the iconic Galata Tower, January 29, 2021. (AP Photo/ Emrah Gurel)
June 12, 2022, 6:03 pm
Iranian kidnapping of Israeli tourists said thwarted in Turkey last month
Jerusalem reportedly tipped off Turkish authorities, who foiled the attack at the last moment; officials reportedly weigh upgrading travel warning to Turkey
By ToI Staff
Reina club shooter Abdulgadir Masharipov, after being caught by Turkish police in Istanbul, on January 16, 2017. (Depo Photos via AP/File)
September 7, 2020, 8:47 pm
Turkey gives IS member life in prison for 2017 New Year’s terror attack
Albulkadir Masharipov convicted of carrying out nightclub shooting that killed 39, including 1 Israeli
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Turkish security members stand outside the US embassy in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, March 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
March 5, 2018, 6:37 pm
Turkey said to detain 4 Iraqis plotting US embassy attack
American mission urges its citizens to ‘avoid large crowds’ and ‘keep a low profile’ due to terror alert
By AFP
A woman walks in front of the United States Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, on October 9, 2017. (AFP Photo/Adem Altan)
March 5, 2018, 3:33 am
US Embassy in Turkey shut for unspecified ‘security threat’
US citizens told to avoid the embassy in Ankara, steer clear large crowds and ‘keep a low profile’
By AP
A Turkish special force police officer patrols in front of the Reina nightclub in Istanbul on January 4, 2017, three days after a gunman killed 39 people on New Year's Eve. (AFP/Ozan Kose)
December 29, 2017, 11:22 am
Turkey nabs 29 suspected terrorists ahead of New Year’s Eve
A year after Israeli Lian Zaher Nasser killed in nightclub attack, Istanbul to deploy more than 40,000 security forces, ban some events
By Agencies and ToI Staff
First aid officers carry an injured woman at the site of an armed attack on January 1, 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey. (AFP PHOTO / IHLAS NEWS AGENCY / IHLAS NEWS AGENCY)
December 11, 2017, 5:11 am
Trial opens for Istanbul New Year massacre gunman
Uzbek citizen Abdulkadir Masharipov faces 40 life sentences for the deadly nightclub shooting in which 19-year-old Israeli Lian Zaher Nasser was killed
By AFP and ToI Staff
File: Israelis vacation at a Sinai beach resort in 2006. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
September 11, 2017, 3:46 pm
Avoid Sinai and Turkey, Israeli holiday travelers told
Ahead of High Holidays, Counter-Terrorism Bureau warns vacationers that terror groups are likely to target crowded places, transportation hubs
By ToI Staff
Reina club attacker after being caught by Turkish police in Istanbul, late Monday, Jan. 16, 2017. Turkish media reports say police have caught the gunman who killed 39 people at an attack on a nightclub in Istanbul during New Year's celebrations, detained during a police operation. (Depo Photos via AP)
May 9, 2017, 8:19 pm
Turkey seeks 40 separate life terms for IS nightclub attacker
Prosecution also pursuing sentences ranging from 15 years to life for 52 of Uzbek Abdulkadir Masharipov’s accomplices
By AP and ToI Staff
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